Pregnancy tests

How common is it for a home pregnancy test to show a positive when you are not really pregnant?

Quoting Sweetheart...*:" How common is it for a home pregnancy test to show a positive when you are not really pregnant?"

I would think not common at all, Every time mine where positive I was pregnant.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Melxx:</b>" I would think not common at all, Every time mine where positive I was pregnant."</blockquote>




Hm yeah that's what I figured....... Thanks.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Sweetheart...*:</b>" How common is it for a home pregnancy test to show a positive when you are not really pregnant?"</blockquote>




Not common I'm guessing cause you can get a false negative but can't get a false positive

It's not "common" at all, but it does occasionally happen. Usually the batch that is showing an unusual amount of false-positives is recalled pretty quickly after it gets to stock in stores. My doc and my family & friends all suggest buying two different brands of tests, just in case. Chances of getting TWO false-positives is astronomically unlikely.

Not "common" at all, really. I would suggest buying a few different brands and test on all. If they all say pregnant, then you're pregnant.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Amber Mosher:</b>" Not "common" at all, really. I would suggest buying a few different brands and test on all. If they all say pregnant, then you're pregnant."</blockquote>




The one showed a faint positive the other was extremely dark.

Then I would say that you're pregnant, dearie. Congrats!

Quoting Sweetheart...*:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Amber Mosher:</b>" Not "common" at all, really. I would suggest ... [snip!] ... all say pregnant, then you're pregnant."</blockquote> The one showed a faint positive the other was extremely dark."

I would just run with the really dark test.  

Congrats!!